Who won North Carolina in the 1976 presidential election?

Carter (Democratic) carried North Carolina in 1976, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1976?

North Carolina cast 13 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did North Carolina vote for the national winner in 1976?

Yes. North Carolina backed Jimmy Carter, who won the presidency that year.

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1976

North Carolina: Carter carries 13 EV.

North Carolina cast its 13 electoral votes for Carter (Democratic). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — North Carolina voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in North Carolina, 1976

In 1976, North Carolina awarded its 13 electoral votes to Carter of the Democratic party. North Carolina ended up on the winning side — Jimmy Carter captured the White House that year.

Carter's win closed out North Carolina's 2-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina joined North Carolina for the Democratic ticket, while Virginia did not. Across the 58 presidential elections North Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (32 times). The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Jimmy Carter took 297 of the 538 electoral votes, against Gerald Ford's 240. Jimmy Carter led the national popular vote with 50.08% of the ballots cast.

The 1976 national map

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